St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-02
The Men Who Have Been En-
gagged, Grounds and
Other Matters.
Foster Gives His Reasons For
Having 500 Of Indian
apolis Money.
"Blaek Diamond" Knocked
Out by the "Blaek Pearl"
In Five Rounds.

The GLOBE has already expressed it
self at length on the probable status OF
the team st. Paul will place in the
Western league for 1883, and now Min
neapolis will come up for a whirl.
''What will Minneapolis dO?'' is a ques-
ton that has been propounded by ball
cranks without number, and the answer
will be found right here, in so tar as the
the conundrum can be answered. Min
neapoliS wants q team. 1t does not want
an ill-asSorted, amateur organization
that will rank last at the close of the
season. 1t does not want one that will
even close in fifth place. Minneapolis
is too loyal TO itself and to its reputation
to waHt to be anything but first, even in
a leagne that includes st. Paul, st. Louis
and Chicago. 1t will not support team
that can do nothing better than fight to
keep out of last place, but it will sup
port and coin money for team that Will
90 to the front in the beginning,
and stay there so long and so close
that the very last game will
be necessary 10 determine the result.
That is the kind of a ball club Minneap-
oils wants, and the investment that will
result in such a club will yield profit
able return. Manager Foster is public
spirited, and all that. but he does not
play ball for fun; but unless he gathers
together such an organization he will be
money out for his experience. so much
by way of preface. Manager Foster
says of the forthcoming team: I'VE will
have a team that will make the pennant
+ah Crr-0y- nr have
nOne." To this end he has been quietly
at work on noted players. and thinks he
has a string of them that will make
crack team. Who they are he will not
divulge until contracts are signed. as a
matter of course. He has already signed
of last years team, Winkleman, klOpf
and Kreig, and has Halves, Patton and
Shaw in about the same position.
Halves wants an increase of salary,
but has not received it yet. He is
a crack first baSeman and one of the
surest hitterS in the league. Wrinkle
man is fine pitcher and ready hitter
and KlOpf is believed to be one of the
coming great. kreig is fair hitter and
a good general player. Patton is en-
tirely acceptable and a general fayOrite.
Foster declined a proposition to eX-
change him for Crooks, of st. Paul.
Johnnie Shaw covered more ground and
took more chances as ShOrtStOp, than
any man who played in that position
last year, but he is nothing of batter.
Mike Lynch. who played such fine
right field game last season will also be
retained and with improvement with the
stick will be acceptable.
These men are all that can be made
public at this time. Manager Foster is
negotiating with several others, who
will, if secured, fill the heart of the local
base ball crank with JOY and fill the
bleaching boards at every game as well.
Definite conclusions will be reached in
a few days and the result announced in
these columns. The alleged deal with
Oshkosh is pronounced as entirely off
and the crack players of that team will
be scattered over the various domains
of the country. Manager Foster has
about concluded to fit up a ground at
Minnehaha for Sunday grounds, believ-
ing he can there secure a crowd and not
offend the crankS of Franklin avenue.